hello, i'm new to the form. just thought i would chime in about opening day in D-11. i was hiking by red box and saw three deer. one buck and two does about 150 feet away from me. smallish buck. lots of sign in area. will try to post my crappy cell phone pic

I passed on an itty bitty bitty forkie yesterday. I'm going out on Saturday.....may not show the same restraint lol.

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Originally Posted by jonnyt16

I know the safety nazis will kill me for this, but there's nothing like a mag dump of .223 tracer rounds at night out of your AR with a little bit of firewater in your system. Man what a feeling!

"Combining blanks and cleaning rods in the M16A2 rifle is not an acceptable means of acquiring “meat for the tribe.” It should be noted it’s a b**ch unpinning a squirrel from a tree and you NEVER get your cleaning rod back."

Well gents,
They are out there. I went hunting(for deer) in northern D-11 this past weekend; it was my first deer hunt ever. I only went out for a few hours on Saturday on my Dual-Sport motorcycle to do some scouting and see where the other hunters were(so I could avoid those areas). After hiking for a couple hours and finding some good sign, I returned Sunday morning before first light.

At 8:00am, a 4 pointer(2x2) showed up. It was a 175 yard shot placed perfectly and down he went. From there it was only 200 yards all down hill to a dirt road where I was able to bring my truck.

All in all, I was and still am thrilled to have gotten a deer. It was not just any deer either, it was my first.

Well gents,
They are out there. I went hunting(for deer) in northern D-11 this past weekend; it was my first deer hunt ever. I only went out for a few hours on Saturday on my Dual-Sport motorcycle to do some scouting and see where the other hunters were(so I could avoid those areas). After hiking for a couple hours and finding some good sign, I returned Sunday morning before first light.

At 8:00am, a 4 pointer(2x2) showed up. It was a 175 yard shot placed perfectly and down he went. From there it was only 200 yards all down hill to a dirt road where I was able to bring my truck.

All in all, I was and still am thrilled to have gotten a dear. It was not just any deer either, it was my first.

Please accept my most sincere GO **** YOURSELF for getting a deer ANYWHERE your first time out - let alone in D-11.

Pics?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyt16

I know the safety nazis will kill me for this, but there's nothing like a mag dump of .223 tracer rounds at night out of your AR with a little bit of firewater in your system. Man what a feeling!

"Combining blanks and cleaning rods in the M16A2 rifle is not an acceptable means of acquiring “meat for the tribe.” It should be noted it’s a b**ch unpinning a squirrel from a tree and you NEVER get your cleaning rod back."

Please accept my most sincere GO **** YOURSELF for getting a deer ANYWHERE your first time out - let alone in D-11.

Pics?

Rodeoflyer, you make me laugh out loud. All I can say is Thank You

Here's the pic. I feel people are going to comment on the deer; not being huge and my rifle not being a traditional deer hunting caliber. That being said. I used a 64gr Winchester Razorback XT(lead free). He was facing me almost straight on, resulting in a hit in the center of the neck. A few inches higher than I would have liked. Exit wound near right shoulder. It was an ethical kill, he was done before hitting the ground. I will also add, I was not going to take a shot with that rifle if it were greater than 200 yards. I was concerned with the KE of the bullet not being enough. And that was only if I had a stable platform with ideal circumstances. All in all, everything lined up.

Here's the pic. I feel people are going to comment on the deer; not being huge and my rifle not being a traditional deer hunting caliber. That being said. I used a 64gr Winchester Razorback XT(lead free). He was facing me almost straight on, resulting in a hit in the center of the neck. A few inches higher than I would have liked. Exit wound near right shoulder. It was an ethical kill, he was done before hitting the ground. I will also add, I was not going to take a shot with that rifle if it were greater than 200 yards. I was concerned with the KE of the bullet not being enough. And that was only if I had a stable platform with ideal circumstances. All in all, everything lined up.

I was out yesterday evening. Will probably go out tomorrow evening also.
No crowds, but didn't see any deer yesterday, in the area either. Was nice to leave home at 102 degrees, and hit Wrightwood at 4pm, and it was 74 degrees.
This weekend's the quail/chukar opener, so it should be pretty crowded in D-11/D-14. So I'm going to stick with weekdays for the first couple weeks.

I wish it were that simple. It's a small race clutch with an aluminum flywheel. It's either in or it's out - very unforgiving.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyt16

I know the safety nazis will kill me for this, but there's nothing like a mag dump of .223 tracer rounds at night out of your AR with a little bit of firewater in your system. Man what a feeling!

"Combining blanks and cleaning rods in the M16A2 rifle is not an acceptable means of acquiring “meat for the tribe.” It should be noted it’s a b**ch unpinning a squirrel from a tree and you NEVER get your cleaning rod back."